World famous model, Gisele Bundchen, recently reflected on how meditation has helped her to manage her anxiety and panic attacks. She said: "I think the breathing and meditation daily really helped me because it helped center me. It helped me become the observer versus being in the middle of the storm." Her daily practice is … Continue reading Gisele Bundchen told Anderson Cooper why meditation is important to her | Boston.com
Here's a really well done mindfulness video from Sam O'Sullivan of "Mindfulness in New Zealand - A conversation with kiwi men about bringing focus and a new kind of strength to our everyday lives" - http://mindfulnessnz.co.nz/. Sam uses the Four Natural Elements: Fire, Air, Water, Earth as points of focus for us consider in the … Continue reading Fire, Air, Water, Earth – Natural Mindful Focus on Body and Breath
An article in The Lancet (1/7/17) medical journal reports that activity in the amygdala is a predictor of acute cardiovascular risk. The amygdala is known to be the center of the brain responsible for the stress response. So increased activity in the amygdala indicates increased stress. When followed up after 3 to 5 years, those … Continue reading Yet Another Reason For Mindfulness and Counseling – Your Heart Health
8 Session Mindfulness Awareness Training Course Tuesday Drop-In Classes Weekly @ Noon - Station House Mindful Awareness Training Course (MBSR-Style) Registration is now open for the next Mindfulness Awareness Training (MAT-8) course. Get started on your immersive journey in Mindfulness. Experience the benefits and transformational potential of Present Moment practices. Seven weekly classes combining teaching … Continue reading New Mindfulness Classes in St. Petersburg
...AND it may provide a synergistic effect if used with opioids, thereby allowing for a reduction in opioid dosages. This is big news for the 11+ million people in the U.S. enduring chronic pain and the resulting increases in anxiety and depression. Effective management of pain is a major medical challenge in our country at … Continue reading Important Discovery for the 11.2 million People with Chronic Pain: Mindfulness Meditation provides effective pain reduction without opioids…
Check out this major study funded by National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health and published by the AMA reporting that lower back pain sufferers got more relief and greater functioning for a longer time from mindfulness (MBSR) than from traditional medical treatment or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. … Continue reading NIH Study: Mindfulness Relieves Lower Back Pain – Better and Longer
Retreat, Recharge, Renew. In her article "Why a Mindfulness Retreat Is the Best Gift I Could Have Given Myself" Caroline Daus describes how her participation in a 4-hour mindfulness retreat was helpful for her in meeting personal goals to reduce stress, bring compassion and meaning into her life and cultivating a daily mindfulness practice. Being … Continue reading Retreat, Recharge, Renew
I am really excited announce the start of DayQuest Life iRadio Hour July 7 at 3:06 PM!! Join me, Michael Whalen, your host, for stimulating conversation about living life optimally and questing for the answer to the question: "What is Life asking of you today?" Enjoy Facinating Guests, the Research Rundown, Poetry Pause, and more … Continue reading Tune In! DayQuest Life iRadio Hour Begins Today – 7/7/15!
A More Mindful You Mindfulness meditation is like Spring cleaning for your mind. Heightening your awareness and acceptance of all that is in and around you: that is what mindfulness is about. This includes becoming more attuned to the fullness of life surrounding you, which can sometimes reveal itself in surprising ways. A Mindfulness Based … Continue reading A Powerful Force of Growth and Transformation: Your Mind!
Join Us! Next class, Monday, October 14, 7pm at the beautiful Nuance Galleries, 2940 Central Ave, St. Petersburg and begin the adventure of discovery that Mindfulness Training offers. When you participate in a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Training class you tap into a powerful force of transformation and growth - you. MBSR is a … Continue reading Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Class ~ October 14, 7pm – Nuance Galleries 2940 Central Ave, St. Pete
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